>Devin Sheely has just released a black and white portrait sheet at Homeward Bound Flash. The sheet has Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, Dracula, and the Phantom of the Opera. The flash sheet is being sold for $15.

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From the Seattle Times — A proposed law was approved by the Washington state senate.

Under the proposal, body artists and cosmetologists must abide by the sterilization standards laid out by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the infection precautions recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the health guidelines set by the National Environmental Health Association and the Alliance of Professional Tattooists.

From the Sydney Morning Herald:

A woman with a shoulder tattoo of a man and woman embracing was asked to cover up her tattoo or get off an airplane. She wrote a letter to complain, but won’t be taking legal action.

Soon after boarding a flight to Brisbane last month, the 36-year-old said she was asked to cover the tattoo on her shoulder blade - even though singlet straps already hid the most potentially offensive bit - or get off the plane.

From the NYDailyNews:

A Brooklyn father getting a tattoo called “Last Rites” inked into his flesh passed out and crashed headfirst into a glass counter yesterday, killing himself, police and witnesses said. Joaquin Laguer, 27, nearly was decapitated during the horrific accident inside Buzz Tattoo, an unlicensed parlor in East Williamsburg.

From the AP

But Steven Lawson, a public affairs specialist with the Army recruitment battalion in Indianapolis, said a nationwide policy change dated Jan. 20 now permits certain neck tattoos. It applies to everyone in the Army - not just new recruits.

A dagger tattoo design by French tattoo artist Florian has been upload to Top-Tattoo-Designs.com. This design features a bright blue dagger piercing through a blue rose. This “new school” design is reminiscent of old school dagger tattoos. Included is a free tattoo outline that your artist can use to ink this design on you.

A new tattoo design has been added to Top-Tattoo-Designs.com — a Hawaiian flower. This design is by French artist Florian and includes an outline image for other artists to use. Hawaiian Flowers are bright colorful, and exotic making them popular flower tattoos for women.

A new tattoo design has been added to Top-Tattoo-Designs.com — a golden-orange koi fish. This design is by French artist Florian and includes an outline image for other artists to use.

The Koi Fish comes from Japan and is a very popular tattoo for people who like asian tattoos. Koi are very simular to goldfish and are actually just carp.

A new law could result in harsher punishment of those who tattoo minors without parent’s consent. Legitimate tattoo shops aren’t very concerned, and the law would likely only effect amateur artists who aren’t following the law anyways.

A House committee unanimously approved Ure’s bill Tuesday that increases the criminal penalty for tattoo artists who lay ink to skin without the approval of the child’s parents. Under current law, underaged tattooing is a class C misdemeanor punishable by three months in jail and a $750 fine. Ure wants to bump it to a class B misdemeanor, which would increase the penalty to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.